more random thoughts

I just read that John McCain was filmed mouthing/mumbling “horseshit” to himself twice during the first presidential candidate’s ‘debate”. I don’t really consider these encounters to be a real debate, just a couple of really smart people who are extremely adept at NOT answering any question directly.

I am amazed that there are so many people in our country that are falling for this Sarah Palin farce and find acceptable her selection by McCain to be his Vice Presidential running mate. It’s embarrassing. What are her qualifications? COLDEST STATE, HOTTEST GOVERNOR? Is that it? Well, maybe it is. After all, Ronald Reagan was elected President, and many Europeans are still snickering.

I was trying to figure out when breakdancing started, and the earliest reference I could come up with was Curly of the Three Stooges. Remember when he was on the floor spinning in circles and doing the seal flop thing? He was doing his thing in the early 30s.

And then there’s the high-five ‘handshake”. Louis Armstrong and Dean Martin were singing a medley on one of the Dean Martin shows, and at the end did some awkward hand movements that resembled a primitive high-five. I remembered the music, but not the high-five until I saw one of those half hour infomercials on TV selling CDs of the Dean Martin show. Not Available In Stores!

Earliest rap singer? I’m going to do some research on Jack Benny and Groucho Marx.

conversation with a co-worker

I called a woman who works in another part of our building today to discuss some work-related problem. It had been raining bats and hogs all morning, and continued on into the afternoon. I work in a part of the building with a few large windows, she works in another section without any view of the outside world.

To lighten up the conversation before the unpleasant part, I started off with some chit-chat . . .

Me – “Is it raining back there at your desk?”

Her – “No, I can’t see it. To me, it’s a sunny day.”

Me – “So you’re an optimist; that’s great.”

Her – “No, actually I’m the opposite, a total pessimist.”

Me – “Is the glass half-full, or half-empty?”

Her – “It doesn’t matter, you’ll spill it anyway.”

We never did discuss the work-related problem.